noun · neutersecond declension
corallium
corallium n (genitive coralliī or corallī)
Classical[kɔˈral.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[koˈral.li.um]
Meaning
- neutercoral (the substance, usually referring to the reddish-orange variety)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
rāmus maris quī in āere dūrēscitcūralium -iī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corallium curalium | corallia curalia |
| genitive | coralliī corallī, curalī, curaliī | coralliōrum curaliōrum |
| dative | coralliō curaliō | coralliīs curaliīs |
| accusative | corallium curalium | corallia curalia |
| ablative | coralliō curaliō | coralliīs curaliīs |
| vocative | corallium curalium | corallia curalia |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), probably ultimately of Semitic origin, see coral for more.
Descendants
- Catalancoral
- Catalancorall
- Englishcoralfrom Old French coral
- Frenchcorailfrom Old French coral
- GermanKorallefrom Old French coral